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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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